As we’ll see during the World Cup , African nations are mad about the sport . It’s woven itself into the fabric of life across the continent. How deep is it woven? Steve Bloomfield traveled from Somalia to Sierra Leone to South Africa to find out, a trip he chronicles in his new book, Africa United: Soccer , Passion, Politics and the First World Cup in Africa. I caught up with Bloomfield, who lives in Nairobi, via email to ask him about it. World Hum: What does having the …
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Interview with Steve Bloomfield: World Cup 2010 and 'Africa United …
